Three former employees of a California school for special needs have been indicted following the death of one of their students. Max Benson was a 13-year-old autistic student at Guiding Hands School — a private academy for children and teens with special needs.
On November 28, 2018 it’s alleged the boy became “violent” during class and because of this staff at the school restrained him.
The type of restraint the employees allegedly used was a “prone restraint”. You may recognize this as a method of holding someone down, often on the ground, where their face and frontal part of their body is placed flat against a surface.
This type of restraint is widely controversial and as of 2021 over 30 states have banned the use of it in schools. Benson was allegedly held face down by staff for over 90 minutes.
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